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Community Health

BU’s It’s On Us Chapter Members Pledge to Promote Consent

December 9, 2020

University News

“If You Do Nothing, Racial Inequality Persists”—Ibram X. Kendi Honors Howard Zinn in Annual Zinn Lecture

December 9, 2020

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Science & Technology

Can the Science of Safe Cooking Solve Our Looming PPE Shortage?

December 9, 2020

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Fossils

BU Student Discovers a Yet-to-Be Named Dinosaur in China

December 8, 2020

Photo of Megan Berkowitz (STH’21, SSW’21) leaning over a loom while backstrap weaving by hand. A tree with bright yellow leaves is seen in the background.

Pandemic Hobbies

Photo Essay: BU Community Takes Up New, Sometimes Not-So-New, Hobbies during Pandemic

December 8, 2020

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University News

New Community Safety Advisory Group to Foster “Physical and Psychological Safety”

December 7, 2020

Gifts

2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Presents to Make Those on Your List Look Good

December 7, 2020

Gifts

2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Gifts That Give Back

December 7, 2020

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Public Health

Five Big Ideas for Reimagining Healthcare Post-Coronavirus

December 7, 2020

Composite image of three vertical photos. The first photo, taken by Skyler Gauuan, shows to women in the corner mirror of a small grocery store with a social distancing sign. The next photo from Bridgette Lang depicts pink fluffy clouds over Kenmore Square. The last photo from Christine Russo shows a piece of graph paper and pen sitting in front of computer with google open with someone in the background working on their laptop. Overlay is bright pink.

Student Voices

Photos of Life Before the Pandemic and Now, Our New Normal

December 5, 2020

Gifts

2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Ideas to Keep Those on Your List Entertained

December 4, 2020

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Gifts

2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Affordable Presents from Local Shops and Businesses

December 4, 2020

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Back2BU

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: December 4

December 4, 2020

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Theatre

Make Way for Ducklings Musical Adaptation by Wheelock Family Theatre Streams over Zoom Saturday

December 4, 2020

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Varsity Sports

BU Women’s Hockey Set to Open Season This Weekend

December 4, 2020

Azer Bestavros, associate provost for computing and data sciences, standing with his arms crossed in a gray sweater and looking off into the middle distance as he leans on a fence near the site of the future data sciences building.

Academics

Computing & Data Sciences Now Accepting Applications for Its New PhD Program

December 4, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Universities Need to Invest in, and Support, Cultural Organizations for Students

December 3, 2020

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Urban Health

BU Initiative on Cities: US Mayors Pessimistic about Post COVID Budget Cuts, Long-term Damage

December 3, 2020

A photo of Saahil Adusumilli (SAR’22), at left, and Michael Gomez (SAR’21) from Student Food Rescue sitting in the back of a van with brown paper bags. They are both wearing masks.

Student Life

BU’s Student Food Rescue Works to Reduce Local Food Insecurity

December 3, 2020

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Holidays

BU Today 2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Affordable Items That Will Spruce Up Any Space

December 3, 2020

BU Today 2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Affordable Items That Will Spruce Up Any Space